Local Area Network (LAN)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for LAN skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited LAN over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 161 147 214
Rank change year-on-year -14 +67 -6
Contract jobs citing LAN 642 1,035 1,197
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.51% 1.81% 1.36%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.88% 14.52% 12.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 379 638 797
10th Percentile £200 £234 £185
25th Percentile £313 £325 £298
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £473 £427
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.66% +6.75%
75th Percentile £638 £575 £538
90th Percentile £738 £675 £640
UK excluding London median daily rate £438 £425 £375
% change year-on-year +3.06% +13.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 42 62
10th Percentile £12.86 £20.09 £13.25
25th Percentile £15.75 £44.69 £18.63
Median hourly rate £22.50 £65.00 £28.41
Median % change year-on-year -65.38% +128.79% +26.72%
75th Percentile £40.00 £75.00 £54.11
90th Percentile - £80.93 £65.54
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.50 £65.50 £22.00
% change year-on-year -65.65% +197.73% +1.34%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

LAN is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 5,406 7,129 9,690
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 12.71% 12.45% 10.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,227 4,606 6,336
10th Percentile £205 £235 £233
25th Percentile £350 £400 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £518 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.31% +3.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £613
90th Percentile £690 £725 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £450
% change year-on-year - +5.56% +11.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 416 460 376
10th Percentile £13.50 £9.80 £15.25
25th Percentile £16.30 £10.63 £17.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £18.50 £26.75
Median % change year-on-year +116.22% -30.84% +7.00%
75th Percentile £63.75 £59.09 £50.83
90th Percentile £70.00 £74.55 £65.77
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.88 £18.22 £21.50
% change year-on-year +151.88% -15.28% -5.49%

LAN
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing LAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for LAN in the UK

LAN
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing LAN.

Daily rate trend for LAN in the UK

LAN
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing LAN over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for LAN in the UK

LAN
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing LAN.

Hourly rate trend for LAN in the UK

LAN
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing LAN over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for LAN in the UK

LAN
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the UK over the 6 months to 20 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -2 588 £450 - 362
UK excluding London -4 412 £438 +3.06% 271
London -21 188 £475 -5.00% 121
South East -3 149 £375 -16.67% 65
Work from Home -69 127 £470 -3.59% 171
South West +19 87 £650 +30.00% 25
Midlands +4 72 £475 +22.98% 48
North of England -19 67 £338 -15.63% 88
West Midlands +22 61 £457 +14.13% 30
Yorkshire +31 37 £325 -21.21% 23
North West -43 28 £350 -12.50% 61
East of England -14 18 £525 +50.00% 30
Scotland +18 17 £450 - 8
East Midlands +2 10 £550 +57.14% 18
Wales -2 8 £241 -31.07% 10
North East +11 2 £400 +117.69% 4

LAN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 29 (4.52%) Microsoft Exchange
2 15 (2.34%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.47%) IIS
4 2 (0.31%) Confluence
4 2 (0.31%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.16%) Apache
Applications
1 55 (8.57%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (3.27%) MS Visio
3 14 (2.18%) Microsoft Excel
4 8 (1.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.16%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.16%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.47%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.16%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.16%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 104 (16.20%) Azure
2 70 (10.90%) Microsoft 365
3 67 (10.44%) AWS
4 41 (6.39%) IaaS
5 38 (5.92%) PaaS
6 37 (5.76%) SaaS
7 36 (5.61%) Cloud Computing
8 20 (3.12%) GCP
9 11 (1.71%) Entra ID
10 6 (0.93%) OCI
10 6 (0.93%) WhatsApp
11 5 (0.78%) Mimecast
11 5 (0.78%) OneDrive
12 3 (0.47%) Amazon ECS
12 3 (0.47%) Amazon ElastiCache
12 3 (0.47%) AWS Lambda
12 3 (0.47%) Google Workspace
12 3 (0.47%) iPaaS
12 3 (0.47%) Route 53
12 3 (0.47%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 511 (79.60%) WAN
2 233 (36.29%) Firewall
3 153 (23.83%) VPN
4 144 (22.43%) Wi-Fi
5 132 (20.56%) Wireless
6 84 (13.08%) DNS
7 83 (12.93%) DHCP
7 83 (12.93%) OSPF
8 80 (12.46%) SD-WAN
9 79 (12.31%) BGP
10 75 (11.68%) WLAN
11 67 (10.44%) MPLS
12 51 (7.94%) Network Security
13 44 (6.85%) Cisco Nexus
14 42 (6.54%) IPsec
14 42 (6.54%) VLAN
15 40 (6.23%) TCP/IP
16 39 (6.07%) Cisco ASA
17 38 (5.92%) SAN
17 38 (5.92%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (2.80%) SQL Server
2 4 (0.62%) Amazon RDS
3 2 (0.31%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.16%) MySQL
4 1 (0.16%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 4 (0.62%) Git
1 4 (0.62%) JIRA
2 3 (0.47%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (0.16%) Gradle
3 1 (0.16%) Jenkins
General
1 182 (28.35%) Social Skills
2 89 (13.86%) Public Sector
3 62 (9.66%) Finance
4 50 (7.79%) Analytical Skills
5 38 (5.92%) Telecoms
6 22 (3.43%) Organisational Skills
7 15 (2.34%) Presentation Skills
8 11 (1.71%) Banking
8 11 (1.71%) Legal
8 11 (1.71%) Mandarin Language
9 10 (1.56%) Documentation Skills
9 10 (1.56%) Influencing Skills
9 10 (1.56%) Manufacturing
10 8 (1.25%) Aerospace
10 8 (1.25%) Retail
11 7 (1.09%) Military
12 6 (0.93%) Back Office
12 6 (0.93%) Financial Institution
12 6 (0.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 6 (0.93%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 181 (28.19%) Network Engineer
2 166 (25.86%) Architect
3 123 (19.16%) Network Architect
4 53 (8.26%) Senior
5 44 (6.85%) Support Engineer
6 32 (4.98%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 31 (4.83%) IT Engineer
8 29 (4.52%) Senior Network Engineer
9 27 (4.21%) IT Support
10 26 (4.05%) Technical Architect
11 25 (3.89%) Analyst
12 24 (3.74%) Lead
13 23 (3.58%) Project Manager
14 19 (2.96%) 2nd Line Support
15 18 (2.80%) Cisco Engineer
15 18 (2.80%) Cisco Network Engineer
15 18 (2.80%) Consultant
16 17 (2.65%) IT Support Engineer
17 16 (2.49%) Desktop Support
18 15 (2.34%) Hardware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.02%) Web Services
2 12 (1.87%) Middleware
3 9 (1.40%) 802.1X
4 8 (1.25%) LDAP
5 6 (0.93%) XML
6 5 (0.78%) JSON
6 5 (0.78%) NETCONF
7 3 (0.47%) .NET
7 3 (0.47%) J2EE
7 3 (0.47%) Jinja
7 3 (0.47%) RESTful
7 3 (0.47%) XMPP
7 3 (0.47%) YANG
8 2 (0.31%) AWS CDK
8 2 (0.31%) Software Packaging
8 2 (0.31%) XSLT
9 1 (0.16%) LAPP Stack
9 1 (0.16%) libvirt
9 1 (0.16%) OAuth2
9 1 (0.16%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 119 (18.54%) Data Centre
2 31 (4.83%) Driving Licence
3 28 (4.36%) PKI
4 25 (3.89%) Video Conferencing
5 18 (2.80%) Clustering
6 17 (2.65%) Self-Motivation
7 16 (2.49%) Management Information System
7 16 (2.49%) Public Cloud
8 14 (2.18%) NHS
9 13 (2.02%) Client/Server
9 13 (2.02%) CMDB
10 12 (1.87%) Operational Technology
11 7 (1.09%) Data Protection Act
11 7 (1.09%) Onboarding
12 6 (0.93%) Replication
13 5 (0.78%) CCTV
13 5 (0.78%) iPhone
13 5 (0.78%) Product Ownership
13 5 (0.78%) Virtual Team
14 4 (0.62%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 175 (27.26%) Windows
2 72 (11.21%) Windows Server
3 52 (8.10%) Linux
4 50 (7.79%) Windows 10
5 32 (4.98%) Mac OS
6 24 (3.74%) Unix
7 18 (2.80%) Windows 7
8 13 (2.02%) Windows Server 2012
9 12 (1.87%) Windows Server 2019
10 10 (1.56%) Android
10 10 (1.56%) Windows Server 2016
11 7 (1.09%) Ubuntu
12 5 (0.78%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 4 (0.62%) Apple iOS
13 4 (0.62%) CentOS
14 3 (0.47%) Debian
15 2 (0.31%) Mac OS X
15 2 (0.31%) Windows 8
15 2 (0.31%) Windows Server 2008
15 2 (0.31%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (17.60%) Problem-Solving
2 81 (12.62%) ITIL
3 65 (10.12%) Customer Service
4 59 (9.19%) Migration
5 54 (8.41%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 48 (7.48%) Project Management
7 47 (7.32%) Agile
7 47 (7.32%) Project Delivery
8 45 (7.01%) Change Management
9 44 (6.85%) Business Strategy
9 44 (6.85%) Network Management
10 37 (5.76%) Customer Requirements
11 36 (5.61%) Zero Trust
12 29 (4.52%) Kalman Filter
12 29 (4.52%) Network Architecture
13 28 (4.36%) Open Source
13 28 (4.36%) Stakeholder Management
14 27 (4.21%) Cybersecurity
14 27 (4.21%) Decision-Making
15 26 (4.05%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 40 (6.23%) PowerShell
2 24 (3.74%) Python
3 12 (1.87%) SQL
4 10 (1.56%) Bash
5 3 (0.47%) Java
6 2 (0.31%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.31%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.16%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.16%) Perl
Qualifications
1 213 (33.18%) Security Cleared
2 118 (18.38%) Cisco Certification
3 95 (14.80%) Degree
4 81 (12.62%) DV Cleared
5 73 (11.37%) CCNP
6 71 (11.06%) CCNA
7 64 (9.97%) SC Cleared
8 28 (4.36%) CCIE
9 17 (2.65%) Microsoft Certification
10 15 (2.34%) JNCIA
11 9 (1.40%) CCIE Data Center
11 9 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
12 8 (1.25%) AWS Certification
12 8 (1.25%) BPSS Clearance
13 7 (1.09%) Azure Certification
14 6 (0.93%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 6 (0.93%) ITIL Certification
14 6 (0.93%) JNCIS
15 5 (0.78%) CCSA
15 5 (0.78%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (9.35%) SLA
2 19 (2.96%) QA
3 6 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (0.62%) PCI DSS
5 3 (0.47%) Disclosure Scotland
5 3 (0.47%) NCSC
6 2 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.16%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.16%) COBIT
7 1 (0.16%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 1 (0.16%) NEBOSH
7 1 (0.16%) PMO
System Software
1 96 (14.95%) Active Directory
2 77 (11.99%) VMware Infrastructure
3 27 (4.21%) Hyper-V
4 23 (3.58%) Firmware
5 19 (2.96%) Virtual Servers
6 17 (2.65%) VMware ESXi
6 17 (2.65%) VMware NSX
7 10 (1.56%) Virtual Desktop
8 8 (1.25%) VMware Workstation
8 8 (1.25%) vSphere
9 4 (0.62%) VMware Server
10 3 (0.47%) Docker
10 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 3 (0.47%) Virtual Machines
10 3 (0.47%) XenApp
11 2 (0.31%) BitLocker
11 2 (0.31%) Microsoft App-V
11 2 (0.31%) Terminal Services
12 1 (0.16%) NFS
12 1 (0.16%) Samba
Systems Management
1 55 (8.57%) SCCM
2 20 (3.12%) FortiGate
3 16 (2.49%) Microsoft Intune
4 14 (2.18%) Terraform
5 13 (2.02%) Ansible
6 10 (1.56%) Microsoft Clustering
6 10 (1.56%) NetBackup
6 10 (1.56%) SolarWinds Orion
6 10 (1.56%) vCenter Server
7 9 (1.40%) SCOM
8 8 (1.25%) Failover Clustering
8 8 (1.25%) Jamf Pro
8 8 (1.25%) Nagios
8 8 (1.25%) VxRail
9 6 (0.93%) Autotask
9 6 (0.93%) Kubernetes
10 5 (0.78%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 5 (0.78%) OpenView
11 4 (0.62%) Nessus
12 3 (0.47%) AppManager
Vendors
1 284 (44.24%) Cisco
2 139 (21.65%) Microsoft
3 99 (15.42%) Juniper
4 97 (15.11%) VMware
5 79 (12.31%) Palo Alto
6 47 (7.32%) F5
7 46 (7.17%) CheckPoint
8 43 (6.70%) Fortinet
9 40 (6.23%) Aruba
10 34 (5.30%) HP
11 32 (4.98%) Meraki
12 25 (3.89%) Citrix
13 24 (3.74%) SolarWinds
14 23 (3.58%) ServiceNow
15 21 (3.27%) Infoblox
16 14 (2.18%) Dell
16 14 (2.18%) Google
17 13 (2.02%) Brocade
18 11 (1.71%) Apple
18 11 (1.71%) Blue Coat